Technology Alpha college youngsters and residents from Chandupur in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) marched with nationwide flags to the district Collectorate, staging an uproar and an illustration to demand the development of a long-overdue highway resulting in their college.
The video of the protest went viral resulting in an uproar on social media. The scholars numbered over 200 together with a minimum of 50 dad and mom who participated within the protest have been from villages and hamlets of Chandupur gram panchayat situated within the Kurara block of Hamirpur district. They raised considerations relating to the poor situation of the highway resulting in their college, which turns into almost impassable through the monsoon season.
Chatting with media, college students and their dad and mom stated that the native inhabitants needed to depend on an unpaved highway.
“In instances of heavy rainfall, this route transforms right into a muddy path, complicating entry for college kids touring to high school and for residents needing to move unwell people to medical services. Moreover, another route beforehand utilized by the neighborhood has been closed off by the Forest Division, additional limiting their entry to the realm,” stated a father or mother accompanying the scholars.
This protest marks not the primary effort by the scholars to spotlight this problem. They claimed earlier native authorities positioned soil on the highway as a short lived repair, after lot of efforts. “Nevertheless, with the onset of rain, the highway reverted to a muddy state as soon as extra,” added a scholar.
As the youngsters reached the premises of the Collectorate, carrying the Tricolour and banners, native officers and police personnel reached the spot to stop the scenario from escalating. Sub-Divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) Abhishek Kumar and Circle Officer Yashpal Singh reached the placement with police personnel and tried to cease the scholars from continuing in the direction of the DM’s workplace. Nevertheless, the scholars continued in the direction of the workplace, after deliberations with officers the protestors have been pacified. The Hindu tried to talk with the District Megistrate (DM) Hamirpur, however didn’t get a response.
Revealed – August 12, 2026 05:26 am IST
